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Intermediate Watercolor Animals Part 2 (Flex Class): By the Painting Panda

FLEX CLASS: Progressive art class with watercolor paints; as we learn how to draw and paint animals and scenery creatively. This is a 12 part series of classes to be taken back to back as they get more detailed and build off each class.
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Class

What's included

Homework
1-2 hours per week. Participating in the classroom discussions, question sessions, and communicating with their peers as much as they can during this class.

Class Experience

Welcome to The Painting Panda Classroom, I'm Mrs. Liisi (Lee-C)

Welcome to Intermediate Watercolor Animals FLEX CLASS!

This is a Flex class, meaning NO LIVE CLASSES, you sign up and then watch the weekly videos for the lesson, craft, and animal facts as your schedule allows, participate in the classroom discussion with your classmates and teacher, communicate with other classmates by commenting positively on their art once posted to the classroom each week.  Feel welcome and free to ask any question you want, about the animal or lesson.  The craft and animal facts I research on youtube, and have the links embedded into the classroom, so only that video is what will be shown on those days.  It is also expected that students share art work as projects are completed on a weekly basis.  If the class moves too fast for the student or if the extra activities are not working for the student please contact Mrs. Liisi directly for suggestions to help work with each student. 

With this class you don't need to have much prior knowledge about watercolors, as the techniques we'll be practicing each lesson will help you with each lesson's project.  We will be using various techniques to learn to paint different types of animals/ insects.  Watercolor is relaxing, reflective, and persuasive when it comes to painting mediums and I encourage students to not only paint the project as they watch me paint it, but to also express themselves in the manner that they choose to.  With many ways to "do watercolor" I've decided to include a few with techniques, practice sessions, as well as examples of what we'll be doing, then step by step painting instructions for each class.    

This class theme is Insects.  Each week we'll learn how to draw and paint different Insects, Bugs, Arachnids with watercolor.  Yes, we draw with brushes when you learn from The Painting Panda Teacher.  Each week we'll cover a new type of watercolor technique, so that in the end of class students will know at least 4 different watercolor techniques, how to paint 4 different IBA, and learn trade secret tips along the way.

Week 1: We will be covering the following: Ant & Grasshopper

Week 2: We will be covering the following: Dragonfly (3 different ones)

Week 3: We will be covering the following: 3 Different Bees

Week 4: We will be covering the following: 4 different Jewel Beetles

I will post my instruction videos, my step-by-step videos by week each Monday no later than 5pm EST.  Monday is also the perfect time for students to introduce themselves to the class, tell us about yourselves, and share something fun as listed in the very first message I post to the classroom. Tuesday is our tip video day where I provide a tip video about how to better understand how to use watercolor paints, brushes, techniques.  Wednesday is our specified peer interaction day that I help lead through any of the following means: games, trivia, video chatting with peers, ice breakers, animal fact quizzes, interactive classrooms, etc.  Peer interaction is expected during our class.  Wednesdays are also our animal fact video day.  On Thursdays Thursdays is our craft day as well as, my day to offer customized help, tip videos and anything you need that wasn't addressed already about our lessons so that you feel confident sharing your work of art on Fridays. Friday is our Art submission day, this means that students upload an image or video clip of their art work directly to the classroom, and then are expected to comment on their classmate's art in a polite, positive manner.  Saturdays I typically respond to art submissions that have been posted for the week.  If art is posted after Saturday I'll respond the following week.  Sunday's are my off days, and I won't respond to anything on this day.  This is of course based off my location in North Carolina USA in the EST zone.       

For this class I have created an interactive classroom specifically designed to help give students more interaction with each other and myself outside of our painting project.  The classroom will have a variety of video clips I've created, found on youtube, or Q&A, FAQs I've created.  Parents please read the parent guidance section for this class, as students will need your approval to participate with this classroom.
Learning Goals
Each week I offer multiple videos of creatures to give each learner the option of choosing what they want to learn how to paint.  
Learn how to paint animals, insects, sea creatures
Learn how to do specific watercolor techniques like: wet on wet, wet on dry, water blending, pigment blending
Learn how to use different types and sizes of brushes
Learn how to paint with watercolor puddles, and from the pigment tablets themselves
Each week the learner should be able to walk away from class with at least one painting they absolutely love, hence the many options.  If one just isn't working for them, try a different one.  
Learner's get access to all videos for up to 60 days after class ends so they can go back and try the other videos they didn't before during class.
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Parental Guidance
Hi parents, I have created a really fun interactive classroom through google sheets for one of our extra parts to class. This classroom has images of my own watercolor art that the students get to click on for a fun game or video. The videos are links to youtube videos (some are my own, and others are from kid friendly watercolor themed resources). I have done everything on my end to remove ads, however if you need to do something on your end to remove ads, or stop other videos from playing after the initial one I have linked please have those settings already in place, otherwise you can view along side your child. This is an optional extra your child can participate in, that is really fun. Parents I have very important rules, directions and instructions in the very first post in the classroom after you sign up a student, please read them with your student so you understand what my expectations are.
Supply List
Supplies Needed:
Watercolor paper size: 8 1/2 x 11 (or similar sizes) just one pad of paper though
Brush set (any brand) (3 different sized tear drop or rounded tip brushes, 3 different sized detail brushes, 3 different sized flat tipped brushes, and a medium sized flat tipped brush)
Tablet watercolors set of 36 colors (any brand except Crayola or a chalk based watercolor set) 
Water
paper towels or reusable rag
Fine tipped black sharpie or black gel pen
pencil or colored pencil or watercolor pencil (if needed to draw animal instead of drawing with brush)
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined December, 2018
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Teacher expertise and credentials
This has been one of my more popular classes I've offered to my local Homeschool group, local community during the summer, and even with my adult private lessons.  I love teaching watercolor, it's a fun fluid medium where you can be incredibly creative.  My favorite part about teaching art classes is when I get to see the world through the eyes of the students by viewing their interpretations of the assignments I give them in class.

As mentioned in my teacher profile I have 10 years of experience teaching early education pre-K classes, in both North Carolina and Utah. I have been able to use my degrees in Visual Arts with a focus on Art History from NCSU and my Associate in Arts from Wake Tech Community College, to teach kids and adults: various art classes here in North Carolina for the past 7 years.  With my scouting connections I have had 5 years experience teaching science and history classes in North Carolina and Florida.  Whether it was as a Co-Op teacher for my local home school groups, Art merit Badge Counselor for the local Boy Scout clinic, teaching STEAM classes for Cub Scouts, Nail art and Jewelry Crafting to teenage girls in my church, or summer art classes through my business, The Painting Panda, I love being able to share what I have learned!

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weekly or $55 for 4 weeks
4 weeks

Completed by 1 learner
No live video meetings
Ages: 12-15

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